Chapter 2 of Title 16 of the Kosrae State Code (Sea and Transportation) - Inspection

Inspection file:///D/HTML/mic79141.htm[16.01.2025 08:14:03] KSC, TITLE 14. THE SEA AND TRANSPORTATION Part I. Provisions of General Applicability Chapter 2. Inspection Section 14.201. Inspection. Section 14.202. Manifest; itinerary. Section 14.203. Refusal of entry. Section 14.204. Introduction of animals or plants. Section 14.205. In-transit matter. Section 14.206. Disposition. Section 14.207. Spraying. Section 14.201. Inspection. Upon entering the State or State waters a vessel or aircraft and its contents, and a passenger and his possessions entering the State are subject to Government inspection in the enforcement of law. Goods in transshipment are subject to Government inspection unless accompanied by documentation which shows their contents and the meeting of inspection standards at their place of origin. Section 14.202. Manifest; itinerary. Upon Government request a person in command of a vessel or aircraft provides the Government a manifest of contents and the itinerary of the vessel or aircraft. Section 14.203. Refusal of entry. The Government may refuse the entry of, or confiscate, an animal or plant suspected of bearing disease or harmful infestation or infection. Section 14.204. Introduction of animals or plants. A person wanting to bring into the State a species of animal or form of plant life not at that time in the State applies for permission to the Department of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries which provides by regulation for standards for exclusion and states an excluded animal or plant. Background Amended by State Law 7-1. Section 14.205. In-transit matter. An animal or plant remains on a vessel or aircraft until admitted by the Government for inspection or entry. Transfer from one vessel or aircraft to another is under Government direction. Section 14.206. Disposition. Matter which a person attempts to bring into the State in violation of law or regulation established is subject to seizure by the Government for appropriate disposition pursuant to regulation of the Department of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries. Background Amended by State Law 7-1. Section 14.207. Spraying. A vessel or aircraft entering the State and known or reasonably suspected by the Government to have an insect or other agricultural pest is subject to spraying with insecticides or other treatment in the Government's discretion in accordance with regulations of the Department of Health Services.